This article describes how it is possible to define a CICS policy and deploy it into a CICS region such that the policies rules are only applied to specific CICS user tasks rather than all user tasks that run in that CICS region.
CICS TS V5.1 introduced...

As businesses move into a more agile environment, system administrators are looking for more dynamic and responsive ways to monitor and respond to system activity. Mobile is becoming a key platform for assisting in resolving this. This guide will show how easy...

A new article has been published which is part 2 of the DataPower and REST with WSRR series.
WebSphere DataPower 6 and WebSphere Service Registry and Repository (WSRR) V8 fix pack 2 (V8.0.0.2) have new capabilities for doing dynamic lookup of web...

Always run a 'clRGinfo -v' priory to starting cluster services on multi-site nodes.
When you move a PowerHA resource group to a new site, extra care should be taken as it could cause unwanted issues at a later date. This is because PowerHA sets...

A new article has been published on developerWorks:
You may already be using the policy integration between WebSphere DataPower (DataPower) V5 and WebSphere Service Registry and Repository (WSRR) V8 to express your business intent for your services...

You may already be using the Policy integration between WebSphere DataPower (DataPower) V5 and WebSphere Service Registry and Repository (WSRR) V8.0 to express your business intent for your services in the form of policies. Perhaps you are doing...

A customer asked me to examine two WLM service definition snapshots taken on adjacent days - and discern any differences. This is not a challenge I’ve been set before - and so I expect it’s pretty rare.
But, thinking about it, I reckon it could be...

We are very proud to tell you that our latest product "IBM Automation Control for z/OS V1.1" is now generally available since 26 April 2013. IBM Automation Control for z/OS (Automation Control), provides automated operations and availability...

Integrating Netcool/Impact data with JazzSM Dashboard
So, you have Netcool/Impact, you have some data, you have JazzSM, and you need
to get that data from Impact into a JazzSM Dashboard.
I have some great news for you! There is a wonderful...

Imagine you are busy perusing your e-mail when a critical alert occurs on a system within your environment. Wouldn't it be nice if you could receive a message containing a link that would open the Tivoli Enterprise Portal and take you right to the relevant...

Occasionally I get approached with a few probing questions about CICS applications and platforms. It seems prudent to share those answers in-case others have similar questions. I seem to have written a little more than I initially intended to for the questions...

TAM Policy Server fails to start when chasing LDAP Referral URL Problem: This behavior is observed when Policy Server is configured with an ITDS Server (peer to peer topology, between ldap servers). When attribute "ibm-replicareferralurl" is setup...

Today the draft of the Redbook dealing with WebSphere Service Registry and Repository and WebSphere DataPower integration was published:
This IBM Redbooks publication teaches you how to automate your
runtime policy using a centralized policy management...

Always! No, really. Proper backups are like brushing teeth and flossing. Doing it regularly keeps you healthy! The IBM Business Process Manager system has three components that you should backup regularly: profile (file system), database, and...

Finally in the series of videos about WebSphere Service Registry and Repository V8.0 and Policy, is this demonstration of the Mediation Policy integration with WebSphere DataPower. WebSphere Datapower can pull policies from WSRR that are attached to
SLDs or...

Next up in the series of Policy demos for WebSphere Service Registry and Repository V8.0 from our YouTube channel is one on Policy Promotion. This shows how when promoting from a governance master to a runtime WSRR, you can have the various policies attached...

The development team have been busy writing articles for developerWorks about WebSphere Service Registry and Repository. A few of these have just appeared. Firstly (because I wrote it): Creating a Service Catalog for services in WebSphere Service Registry...

Next up in the series of demonstrations of Service Registry and Repository on YouTube is one showing the Policy attachment features of WSRR V8.0. From inside the WSRR user interface, you can attach policies to either Service Level Definitions (SLD) or...

Recently I posted some demonstrations of Service Registry and Repository onto YouTube . The first set show off the Policy features of WSRR: policy authoring, attaching to things in WSRR, promoting to different runtime environments and finally how WebSphere...

You are using GSKit to generate a certificate signing request or a self-signed certificate to be used with WebSphere MQ, and when running the java version of the command "gsk7cmd" to generate a 4096 bit key, you receive an invalidkeyexception showing...

What: Accelerate with ATS: IBM Storwize V7000 Unified - Let’s Talk Policy In this session we will explore the V7000 Unified policy engine. We will create policies for data placement, migration, and backup. Additionally, we will look at troubleshooting...

This article will provide helpful direction when you want to distribute software within your organization. I have recently wrote a c# application and want to have it automatically installed across my infrastructure. When new systems come on-line, I want...

I have created an Emacs major mode for Netcool Impact IPL policy editing. You can find the code from this link .
This major mode supports: Syntax highlighting of keywords, built-in functions, user-defined functions, comments. indentation (with the style...